B01D 11/0446
Juxtaposition of mixers-settlers
Official title: {Juxtaposition of mixers-settlers}
B01D11/0446 (Juxtaposition of mixers-settlers) appears on 301 US grants and 273 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B01D- Granted patents
- 301
- Published applications
- 273
- Assignees
- 224
- Inventors
- 760
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 7 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 | 10 |
| 2014 | 4 | 17 |
| 2015 | 9 | 20 |
| 2016 | 13 | 14 |
| 2017 | 11 | 12 |
| 2018 | 12 | 14 |
| 2019 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020 | 14 | 16 |
| 2021 | 15 | 21 |
| 2022 | 14 | 26 |
| 2023 | 13 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 |
| 2025 | 12 | 9 |
| 2026 | 9 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B01D 11/0457Comprising rotating mechanisms114
- B01D 11/0449With stationary contacting elements53
- B01D 11/0453With narrow passages limited by plates, walls49
- B01D 11/0461Mixing by counter-current streams provoked by centrifugal force16
- B01D 11/0473Jet mixers, venturi mixers16
- B01D 11/0465Comprising vibrating mechanisms, radiations10
- B01D 11/0469With gas agitation3
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Liquid-spraying system60US 4,749,130 A1988
- Method and apparatus for mixing and separating two liquid phases while preventing aeration and emulsions using a mixer-settler52US 5,185,081 AOutokumpu Oy · 1993
- Mass transfer apparatus47US 3,992,156 AMerichem Company · 1976
- Liquid-liquid mass transfer apparatus46US 3,977,829 AMerichem Company · 1976
- Recovery of fermentation salts from dilute aqueous solutions45US 5,986,133 AThe Texas A&M University System · 1999